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'Oh! Calcutta!’will goEVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — The show must go on, Vander burgh County commissioners have ruled, citing a legally bind ing contract and the absence of a violation of community standards or obscenity laws.Despite objections from some clergy members, the commissioners will not halt a performance of “Oh! Calcutta!/' a nude musical revue that is scheduled to be performed at the county-owned Vanderburgh Auditorium on Jan 26County Attorney Ted Ziemer Jr. said he was in a difficult position.“I follow the tenets of the Roman Catholic church and am always very much persuaded by what my bishop has to say,” Ziemer said “In this case, we have executed a contract with the company that is producing this show, which is a legally binding document.Ziemer said the Vanderburgh County Prosecutor's Office has the authority to stop the production if it determines Oh ! Calcut ta! violates community standards. But ITosecutor Stan Levco has said the show does not ap(ear to violate obscenity laws.onOn Ziemer's advice, the commissioners made no attempt to void the contract at a meeting earlier this week.But Commissioners President Carolyn McCUntock said the show promoter will be required to pro vide additional security to make sure no one under 18 gets inThe Rev Brenda Steproe of the Ohio Valley American Family As sociation told the commissioners she understands the First Amend ment rights of expression.“But I also understand that freedom without responsibility is 1 not freedom at all. she said It's I anarchy. And our community, as well as our country, cannot afford that.Evansville businessman Bob Walther said Oh! Calcutta! is part of an art and entertainment industry bent on attacking traditional values and making them seem primitive and restrictive.Walther said entertainers are crying crocodile tears over the plight of AIDS victims while reap mg king's fortunes by promoting homosexuality and exploiting non marital promiscuous hetero-sex. Do we want to-be a part of that?Mount Vernon n lav formn
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Anderson Herald Bulletin
Anderson, Indiana, US
Thu, Dec 26, 1991
Page 24
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